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CAE

Full name: Certificate in Advanced English
Exam Board: Cambridge ESOL British English
CEF Level: C1

This exam goes further in testing English language proficiency by reflecting candidate’s ease in their use of structure, register, fluency and their understanding of social and cultural linguistic elements.

EXAM STRUCTURE

Paper 1Reading
1hr 15 mins

Part 1

3 texts on a similar theme, each with 2 multiple-choice questions

Part 2

Text with 6 paragraphs removed that must be correctly inserted in the correct order

Part 3

Text followed by 7 multiple-choice questions

Part 4

Long text or several short texts + 15 multiple-matching questions

Paper 2Writing 1hr 30 mins

Part 1

One compulsory question

Part 2

One task to be chosen out of five (including one on the set texts)

Candidates are expected to write texts such as an article, an essay, a letter, information sheets, a proposal, a report, a review or a competition entry. Evaluation, hypothesis, persuasion, justification and expression of opinion are expected.

Paper 3Use of English
1 hr

Part 1

Modified cloze test with 12 gaps and 12 questions

Part 2

Modified open cloze test with 15 gaps

Part 3

Selecting the correct word to fit into a text – 10 questions

Part 4

5 questions, each with 3 discrete sentences with one gap. These sentences must be completed with one word appropriate to each of the 3 sentences.

Paper 4Listening
approx. 40 mins

Part 1

3 short extracts with 2 multiple-choice question for each extract

Part 2

Sentence completion task with 8 questions

Part 3

Text involving speakers with 6 multiple-choice questions

Part 4

5 short, related monologues with 10 multiple-matching questions

Paper 5Speaking
15 mins
2 candidates and 2 examiners

Part 1

Conversation between candidate and examiner

Part 2

Individual ‘long turn’ for each candidate with brief response from second candidate (visual and written stimuli, with spoken instruction)

Part 3

Two-way conversation between candidates

Part 4

Discussion on topics related to Part 3

Marking

• The final score is based on the total score for all five papers. In order to pass the examination, not all five papers need to be at a satisfactory level.

• All papers are equally weighted and the total score is 200.

• Results are given as A, B or C for a pass, and D or E for a fail. These grades are set according to statistics of candidature, success rates, examiner advice/recommendations, and comparison with the previous year.